Quality Source Inspector - Mechanical - Level II

SQA Services, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

SQA Services is seeking a Quality Mechanical Source Inspector for the first shift, part-time 20-25 hours per week, 2-3 days weekly. This role focuses on precision inspections of mechanical parts, assemblies, and materials to ensure conformance to drawings and specifications.

Strong GD&T skills and experienced use of metrology tools are required to verify documentation and defects. Applicants should have 5+ years of hands-on inspection experience, plus an associate degree or higher or equivalent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with precision mechanical parts inspection.
• Ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings and standards.
• Proficient in GD&T and validating dimensions with hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform precision inspection verifications on mechanical parts, components, assemblies, and materials.
• Inspect purchased parts, in-process and final assemblies, and materials for workmanship and conformance to drawings.
• Perform surface plate inspection of first article and samples as required.
• Use micrometers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, height gauges, optical comparators, profilometers, and CMMs as needed.
• Detect defects with strong visual acuity and verify documentation to standards.
• Classify defect types and verify rework during inspection.

Skills

Reading drawings

GD&T proficiency

Visual acuity

Inspection documentation

Adapt to new technology

Education

Associate's degree or higher in related field

Certification in inspection techniques or GD&T (preferred)

Tools

Micrometers

Gauge blocks

Dial indicators

Height gauges

Optical comparators

Profilometers

CMMs

Job description

For more than 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We’re hiring for a Quality Mechanical Source Inspector. The schedule is for the first shift, part-time, 20-25 hours a week, 2-3 days per week on an as-needed basis. If you have a passion for mechanical products and a keen eye for quality, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Key Responsibilities

• - Perform precision inspection verifications on mechanical parts, components, assemblies, and materials
• - Inspection may include, but is not limited to, purchased parts, in-process and final assemblies, and materials for workmanship and conformance to specifications/drawings
• - Perform surface plate inspection of the first article, in-process, and lot sample parts if required
• - Utilize inspection equipment such as micrometers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, height gauges, optical comparators, profilometers, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) if necessary
• - Visual acuity and the ability to detect defects in highly complex products
• - Verify documentation packages to industry/commodity-specific standards
• - Classify defect types and verify rework conducted during the time of the inspection

Required Qualifications

• - 5+ years of hands‑on experience with precision mechanical parts inspection.
• - Strong ability to read and interpret manufacturing drawings and industry/commodity standards.
• - Proficient in GD&T and validating dimensions (tolerances ≥.005”) using hand tools (e.g., indicators, micrometers, calipers, height gauges).
• - Experience with certificates of conformance and inspection documentation.
• - Ability to adapt to new technology and software.
• - Excellent visual acuity to detect defects in complex products.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Associate's degree or higher in a related field, or equivalent experience.
• - Certification in inspection techniques or GD&T is a plus.

Note: SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status. This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and/or defense articles. As such, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants who do not meet these criteria will not be considered for this role.

50% hourly rate for any travel time ("p2p") Mileage reimbursement at the US gov't rate ($0.725 per mile driven). Untaxed.